Recent content by jmferris

After a ten year hiatus from brewing (exclusively beer), I am one week in to my first cidering. Store-bought pressed juice with 1.25lb of raw unfiltered honey using Cuvee. Hydrated yeast, added tannin, pectic enzyme, and nutrient at pitch. Juice to bring it to five gallons, because, why not...

Even better! :mug: Will be ordering this evening. Thanks, everyone, for the help and feedback.

Funny that you mention that. I did happen to look at the latest flyer from the Big Orange Box and saw that they have it on sale for $178. With your feedback, looks like I will be heading there this weekend. Thanks, much!

Was wondering if anyone might have one of these? Looking at picking up a GE 7 cu. ft. FCM7DUWW from Sam's Club with the purpose of acting as a temporary fermentation chamber for two 6 gallon Paklab glass carboys with blow offs. Would only be temporary because I plan on eventually converting to...

I've given up on finding a compact refrigerator that will do the job of being a self-contained fermentation chamber at an affordable price point. Instead, I've determined I am going to go with the 7 cubic foot GE chest freezer from Sam's Club. I should be able to use it unmodified to start...

Still not drinking with any regularity. Have the odd one every once in a while, and went on two pretty good pub crawls while I was recently in London. So far, it is paying off though. Down sixty-five pounds since January and have about fifty-five to go. Have a full case of my barleywine...

That is pretty much how I plan on using mine, although I will be using a refrigerator. I have seen some people who have implemented it primarily for heating and have just hooked an internal fan up for the cooling to circulate the air that has been cooled by the ice throughout the chamber and...

Supply and demand is a fickle beast. Kal seems to have created demand for more than a few products with his build. :D

30+10 now. If you don't mine tapping your own holes, HeatsinkUSA has non-anodized ones of a similar size (about one inch wider) for $10 + calculated shipping. Sure that it would be considerably less than the recent markup on the previous link, still. :p HeatsinkUSA - 4.23" x 8" Long x .75"...

I had it at a pub in London that does "perfect pours" - something that is almost two minutes, if I remember correctly. I didn't find there to be an appreciable difference in taste from places in the U.S. where I had tried it, personally. Granted it wasn't Ireland, but we don't have an office...

Just be mindful to take your gravity readings to make sure fermentation has stopped before racking. I had to move a batch a few days before the estimated date, and noticed quite a bit more activity from rousing the yeast after moving the carboy. I had gotten back to back constant readings...

How about a proper bitter then? :D

Sadly, I am going to have to wait at least one more day to finish up. The junction box itself is built out, and the "always live" side works well. In my infinite wisdom to go with phono jacks in the enclosure, I seem to have forgotten the fact that it commonly uses a shielded cable. I can't...

I wouldn't imagine that there would be *that much* pressure. If you are worried, though, you could always grasp a trash bag around the neck of the carboy or bucket that you are using and pull the airlock through the bag so anything could be contained. Assuming that you are using a...

Personally, I have never been a fan of Guinness. However, they are very smart in both advertising and merchandising. Whether draught, or bottles and cans, I have always gotten a copper penny flavor that I just cannot stomach. If I am in the mood for a good stout, I'll reach for a Samuel...